Montana Boars Hair brush keeps marring the paint on my cars.

Buff-N-Glo

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I just bought a 120 dollar boars hair brush and after I get done drying off my personal vehicles I notice swirl marks that weren't there before. Does anyone else use this brush? I am very very dissapointed to say the least.

I am so thankful I have not tried using this on my customers cars yet.
 
I had to do a search to see what you were talking about, but just looking at that thing there is no way in hell I would touch my paint with it.
 
I just looked it up as well. Are we talking about the "wash brush"?
 
KneeDragr said:
I had to do a search to see what you were talking about, but just looking at that thing there is no way in hell I would touch my paint with it.
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I tend to agree.

I only use a really soft wash brush on a pole on the roof of our SUV. I know it causes swirls, but no one can see them and there are a couple spots which are really hard to reach. There is no way I'd use a brush on any surface that is visible or within reach of a MF wash mitt.
 
Cabrio said:
I just looked it up as well. Are we talking about the "wash brush"?
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Yes we are.

And this is after I read a reputable review about the brush. It makes me think the guy who did the review works for the same damn company!
 
Buff-N-Glo said:
Yes we are.

And this is after I read a reputable review about the brush. It makes me think the guy who did the review works for the same damn company!
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Yeah you have to be careful, there are a lot of internet reviews that are either posted by 'friends' of the company, or people that get free products in exchange for good reviews.

Before I try something new, I always check out Amazon reviews. Sure their might be a few fake ones, but if the product is junk there will be a ton of verified purchasers saying so.
 
Buff-N-Glo said:
Yes we are.



And this is after I read a reputable review about the brush. It makes me think the guy who did the review works for the same damn company!
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Awe man - I'm sorry to hear about this. Very frustrating. How bad is it?
 
Do you allow the brush to soak in your wash bucket for a little? That is supposed to help them soften up some before use.

Are you sure the swirls are not coming from how you are drying?
 
Are you soaking the brush and using it lightly, so just the tips of the bristles are touching the vehicle?
 
AGOatemywallet said:
Are you soaking the brush and using it lightly, so just the tips of the bristles are touching the vehicle?
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Yes I'm soaking the brush, when I use it I use medium pressure on the sides. But if that is too much pressure then this brush is worthless, because it would just be gliding over the dirt
 
Boar's Hair Wash Brushes:

•Mike Phillips uses them, quite often;
-Here's one example of him doing so
when he first came to AGO:
http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/off-topic/19988-respect.html

•For other AGO members' reviews...
Auto Geek Online Auto Detailing Forum - Search Results

-Here's a couple from "swanicyouth" (Steve):
http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum...montana-10-boars-hair-brush-does-scratch.html

http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/product-reviews/54020-montana-boars-hair-brush-_______.html


Bob
 
I have been using Montana Original 10" Boar Hair Brush since July 2015.

I use it on Black VW, Silver Ford, Red Suzuki, Bronze Pontiac, and Grey Dodge without any issues.

I understand we are using different models but both have Boar hair.

I soak my brush for at least a half hour.

I do not scrub hard I have had no need. I use just the tips and large areas I overlap roughly 50/50

I will admit when making my choice which Montana Boar Hair brush to purchase and use I was reluctant to purchase the brush you are using.

I`m sorry you are having issues.
 
JRP said:
I have been using Montana Original 10" Boar Hair Brush since July 2015.

I use it on Black VW, Silver Ford, Red Suzuki, Bronze Pontiac, and Grey Dodge without any issues.

I understand we are using different models but both have Boar hair.

I soak my brush for at least a half hour.

I do not scrub hard I have had no need. I use just the tips and large areas I overlap roughly 50/50

I will admit when making my choice which Montana Boar Hair brush to purchase and use I was reluctant to purchase the brush you are using.

I`m sorry you are having issues.
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So you are saying that there are 2 kinds of boars hair brushes? The kind that mars the paint and the kind that doesn't???
Shouldn't all of them NOT mar the paint?

You would think that 120 dollars for a brush would end all your problems. But it looks like it's the start of all your problems!
 
I am assuming you have the Tri-Angle brush.

I had read threads of users having marring or swirling issues.

Also I wanted the 10" brush that would fit in my 5 gallon buckets.

Pre-soaking brush and use of Meguiars Hyperwash for super lubrication is key for brush and mitt washing.

I never wash my cars if they are very dirty without first straight rinsing then a foam cannon soak and rinse.

I use DP Turbo Car Dryer after wash I can`t remember the last time I used waffle or microfiber to dry.

I have a friend who just recently bought the Tri-angle Boar Hair. He is super OCD with his cars and trucks and has had no issues.
 
Do any of you guys just leave it soaking in a bucket all the time?

I wouldn't have time to soak it for 30 minutes at each wash.
 
JRP said:
I am assuming you have the Tri-Angle brush.

I had read threads of users having marring or swirling issues.

Also I wanted the 10" brush that would fit in my 5 gallon buckets.

Pre-soaking brush and use of Meguiars Hyperwash for super lubrication is key for brush and mitt washing.

I never wash my cars if they are very dirty without first straight rinsing then a foam cannon soak and rinse.

I use DP Turbo Car Dryer after wash I can`t remember the last time I used waffle or microfiber to dry.

I have a friend who just recently bought the Tri-angle Boar Hair. He is super OCD with his cars and trucks and has had no issues.
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The triangle brush will still fit in a 5 gallon bucket, you just have to give it a little testostrone driven force lol.

But man, it's very dissapointing to see swirls on my own personal vehicles. Maybe I should start using twice as much shampoo? I'm ready to give up on this thing...
 
Once I decide to wash our cars I fill my rinse bucket to soak my Boar Brush.

By the time I have setup to wash and have cleaned wheels and tires my BB should be totally soaked and ready to work.

I have no solution for you. Maybe the manufacturer got some stray course hairs that should never had been bundled. There is 400 hairs per plug so that is a lot of hair and just one hard sharp hair could be causing all of your issues.
 
Have you always washed your cars with the brush? If not did your prior methods cause swirls? If not then go back to what you were doing before
 
No man, I took autogeeks advice very seriously, and thought since they knew what they were talking about, everything was good.

Well everything is not good, what they told me was a joke. The only thing I could guess went wrong, is when they went to clip the boars hair off to make my brush, they accidently clipped a porcupine instead. You know like sonic the hedgehog or something...
 
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